When each pope takes on the role of religious leader of the Catholic church, they adopt a brand new name, and it's usually ...

Pope Francis has spent a peaceful night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and continues his recovery today, Vatican spokesman Matteo ...

When a pope dies, after the camerlengo certifies the passing, the pope's ring is removed and destroyed to mark the end of his ...

His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a ...

Pope Francis has appointed Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services. Bishop-designate ...

The pope is receiving occasional supplements of oxygen when he needs it and is responding to the strengthened drug therapy he ...

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South Korea has asked the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to exclude the country from proposed tariffs, citing ...

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. The Vatican said he got out of bed to eat breakfast Thursday morning ...

While Pope Francis battles pneumonia in hospital, work at the Vatican, headquarters of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church ...